ORDER GRALLJE. 343 



Malacca Heron. Ardea Malaccensis, Lath. PL Enl. 

 t. 911. Ardea Tranquebarrica. Otto Ubers. 

 BufFon. 



Head and neck, streaked, brown and white; back, 

 brown ; wings and beneath, white. 



Ardea Leucoptera, Vieill. 



Nape, with two long feathers ; wings, chest, beneath, 

 and tail, white ; back, dusky-red ; head and neck, 

 reddish. New Holland. 



The Bitterns have the feathers of the neck loose 

 and divided, which makes it appear thicker. They 

 are usually spotted or striped. 



Bittern of Europe. Ardea Stellmis, Enl. 789> 

 Frisch. 205, Naum. 1st Ed. 27, f. SQ. 



Golden-fulvous, spotted, and pointed with blackish, 

 with a greenish bill and feet ; sojourns in reeds, 

 from which it utters a horrible sound, which has 

 been the cause of the bird having been named Bos- 

 taurus. Its position in a tranquil state is singular, 

 the bill being raised towards the sky.* 



Mokoho Bittern, Vieil. A. Minor, Wils. viii., Ixv., 

 3; or A. Stellaris, B. Gm. Edw. 136. 



Bill, black and yellow ; top of head, black ; neck, 



• A very similar bird, from New Holland, has been called Ardea Perci- 

 loptera, Wagler. 



